Wellness Navigator

Dalhousie University; Halifax; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dalhousie University is funding a two-year project to support post-secondary students with neurodevelopmental challenges. Wellness Navigators will coordinate screening and financial support for students across Nova Scotia and promote psychoeducational assessment pathways to campuses.

Reporting to the Director of Counselling and Psychological Services, the role includes creating content, engaging with campus partners, and traveling regionally to establish relationships while supporting grant

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant area with at least two years’ experience.
• Demonstrated intercultural competence and ability to interact effectively and respectfully with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, internet, e-mail, desktop publishing and communication software.

Responsibilities

• Reach out to students who have been positively screened and provide information about psychoeducational assessment steps.
• Conduct financial screening of students and update over time.
• Facilitate engagement with campus accessibility and health/counselling services for accommodations and healthcare.
• Promote the psychoeducational assessment pathway initiative to campus entities and student groups.
• Coordinate with community psychologists/psychology practices to facilitate access to assessment services; travel to campuses as needed.
• Assist with administration of the Healthy Minds NS bursary grant in compliance with privacy requirements.

Skills

Intercultural competence

Oral communication

Written communication

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet

Email

Desktop publishing

Job description

Salary $55,850 - $74,599 per annum, 35 hours per week

Classification

Classification ADM-04

Provisional Statement

This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role.

Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

Job Summary

The Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education is funding a two-year project to support the needs of post-secondary students who are experiencing neurodevelopmental challenges. In addition to coordinating screening and additional financial support for this cohort of students attending the 11 post-secondary institutions in Nova Scotia, there will be enhanced navigational support for students to access psychoeducational assessments and to engage with campus-based accessibility and health services. Reporting to the Director of Counselling and Psychological Services, the three Wellness Navigators, housed at Dalhousie University, will support students from across the post-secondary sector in Nova Scotia. The Wellness Navigators will be responsible for creating content and promoting this pathway initiative to students and to campuses at their roster of post-secondary settings in the province.

Key Responsibilities

• Reach out to students who have been positively screened for possible neurodevelopmental condition by campus accessibility services, and provide information about psychoeducational assessment pathway steps.
• Conduct financial screening of students and update over time.
• Facilitate the engagement of the student to campus accessibility services and health/counselling services for follow-up accommodations and healthcare services, as needed.
• Promote the psychoeducational assessment pathway initiative broadly to relevant campus entities (including student groups).
• Communicate with community psychologists/psychology practices in their region to facilitate student access to assessment services. Travel to campuses in their region as necessary to establish relationships with campus partners
• Support the administration of the grant funding agreement for the Healthy Minds NS bursary in adherence with relevant privacy requirements.

Note

Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in relevant area with at least two years’ experience relevant work experience (or an equivalent combination of training and experience).Demonstrated intercultural competence and the ability to interact effectively and respectfully with students from various racial and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrated understanding of post-secondary mental health and accessible learning.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, as well as strong presentation skills.
• Strong listening and problem-solving skills, with excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, internet, e-mail, desktop publishing and communication software.

Assets

• The ability to speak, write and read French.

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in Dalhousie’s core and leadership competencies, in particular:

• Respect & Inclusion
• Adaptability
• Knowledge & Thinking Skills
• Communication
• Service

Additional Information

Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.

Application Consideration

Applications from current university employees and external candidates are assessed concurrently. Current university employees will be given special consideration.

We sincerely appreciate all applications and note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by the hiring department or People and Culture.

Diversity Statement

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please review our Employment Equity information. If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed here .

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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Résumé / Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter